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Cool Learning Experience CLE has provided nature- and place-based learning adventures to Lake County youth since 2008.

What a wonderful day at Growing Healthy Veterans' Harvest Fest! ๐Ÿ‚ Thank you to GHV for bringing the community together f...
10/09/2026

What a wonderful day at Growing Healthy Veterans' Harvest Fest! ๐Ÿ‚ Thank you to GHV for bringing the community together for an afternoon of connection, fun, and fall festivities. CLE was delighted to be included, and we loved seeing everyone who stopped by! ๐Ÿ’›

Join us for a day of community, connection, and fall fun at Harvest Fest! CLE will be there this weekend, and weโ€™d love ...
10/01/2026

Join us for a day of community, connection, and fall fun at Harvest Fest! CLE will be there this weekend, and weโ€™d love to see you. Come out, enjoy the festivities, and celebrate the season with us!

๐€๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ! ๐ŸŒป From "Know Myself" walls to reading nooks to a whole lot of growing (literally, check tha...
09/09/2026

๐€๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐›๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ! ๐ŸŒป From "Know Myself" walls to reading nooks to a whole lot of growing (literally, check that leaf tree ๐ŸŒณ), our campers made 2026 one for the memory books. โฃ
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๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ, ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ง๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฏ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐ข๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง.โฃ
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๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐ƒ๐Ž๐'๐“ ๐…๐Ž๐‘๐†๐„๐“ ๐“๐Ž ๐’๐€๐•๐„ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“! ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธโฃโฃWe're SO close to the big night, and ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐„๐•๐„๐‘๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐œ...
07/22/2026

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐ƒ๐Ž๐'๐“ ๐…๐Ž๐‘๐†๐„๐“ ๐“๐Ž ๐’๐€๐•๐„ ๐˜๐Ž๐”๐‘ ๐’๐๐Ž๐“! ๐ŸŽŸ๏ธโฃ
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We're SO close to the big night, and ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐„๐•๐„๐‘๐˜ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐Ÿ๐ž๐! ๐Ÿ‡๐ŸฅคCome cheer on our children as they share the amazing ways they learned, played, and grew this summer ๐ŸŒฑ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’šโฃ
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๐‰๐จ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ”:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ–:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ ๐. ๐’๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ง ๐‘๐, ๐—ช๐š๐ฎ๐ค๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง, ๐ˆ๐‹ ๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ“. ๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐‘๐’๐•๐ right now. It takes less than 2 minutes!โฑ๏ธ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ‘‰ https://bit.ly/2026CLECOL

Tell us how many are coming, share any special needs, and just show up ready to CHEER! ๐Ÿ“ฃ๐Ÿ’•
Spots + snacks = planned with love. Don't wait โ€“ RSVP today! ๐Ÿ“โœจ
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A heat wave is in effect. If you or someone you know does not have access to air conditioning, please take advantage of ...
07/01/2026

A heat wave is in effect. If you or someone you know does not have access to air conditioning, please take advantage of one of Waukegan's local cooling centers. If you see a neighbor, friend, or family member who could benefit from a cool place to escape the heat, let them know these resources are available.
Current cooling centers in Waukegan include:
โ€ข Waukegan Public Library โ€“ 128 N. County St. โ€“ (847)-623-2041
โ€ข Patricia A. Jones Center โ€“ 414 S. Lewis Ave. โ€“ (847)-244-9242
โ€ข Illinois Department of Human Services โ€“ 2000 N. Lewis Ave. โ€“ (847)-336-5212
Please call the facility before arriving to confirm hours of operation and availability.
Stay cool. Stay hydrated. Check on your neighbors.
A complete list of cooling centers throughout Lake County, IL can be found here: https://arcg.is/0iiX5H4

๐ŸŒฑ Summer is in full swing at CLE!Join us for our Meet & Greet Open House to celebrate the incredible experiences, learni...
06/23/2026

๐ŸŒฑ Summer is in full swing at CLE!

Join us for our Meet & Greet Open House to celebrate the incredible experiences, learning, and community connections that continue to make this summer special for our children. We look forward to seeing families, friends, partners, and supporters.

๐Ÿ“… June 25 | 4:00 PM โ€“ 6:30 PM
๐Ÿ“ First Baptist Church Waukegan, IL

Come celebrate summer with us! โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’™

๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ. ๐Ÿ”ฅโฃโฃBold. Compassionate. Unstoppable. ๐Ÿ’œโฃโฃFrom uplifting immigr...
05/20/2026

๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ. ๐Ÿ”ฅโฃ
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Bold. Compassionate. Unstoppable. ๐Ÿ’œโฃ
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From uplifting immigrant families to building programs that truly make a difference, sheโ€™s been doing the work that changes lives and strengthens communities. โœจโฃ
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๐—ช๐ก๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ก๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž:โฃ
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๐Ÿ”น She leads with heart and purpose.โฃ
๐Ÿ”น She turns advocacy into real action.โฃ
๐Ÿ”น Sheโ€™s helping create a stronger, more inclusive future for Lake County. ๐ŸŒŸโฃ
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This is more than leadership; this is impact.โฃ
This is what it looks like when someone uses their voice, experience, and passion to empower others. ๐Ÿงกโฃ
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๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง ๐๐š๐ญ๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ซ. ๐Ÿ‘โฃ
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๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐Ÿ‘‰ bit.ly/3RhUEDIโฃ
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๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ. โ˜€๏ธโฃโฃโฃโฃBut for too many children in Lake County, that cool, joyful break just ...
05/09/2026

๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ. โ˜€๏ธโฃโฃ
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But for too many children in Lake County, that cool, joyful break just isn't guaranteed.โฃโฃ
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๐“๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ข๐ง.โฃโฃ
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We have only until ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ to turn things around. This isnโ€™t just popcorn. ๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐š ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐ฅ๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ž๐ซ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ญ.โฃโฃ
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๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐š ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ง! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿฆ‹โฃโฃ
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๐€๐œ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฐ:โฃโฃ
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๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค: tinyurl.com/PGTreats4CLE
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž: You must order or donate by ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“!โฃโฃ
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๐‹๐ž๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐š ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ญ!โฃ
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05/04/2026

We got over 50 reactions on our posts last week! Thanks everyone for your support! ๐ŸŽ‰

๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ. โฃโฃ๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ“ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ– ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ at ๐“๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ž ๐‚๐š๐Ÿ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐—ช๐š๐ฎ๐ค๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐—ช๐š๐ฎ๐ค๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง, 20% o...
04/22/2026

๐‹๐š๐ค๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ. โฃ
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๐…๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ“ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ– ๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ at ๐“๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ž ๐‚๐š๐Ÿ๐ž ๐จ๐ง ๐—ช๐š๐ฎ๐ค๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง ๐‘๐จ๐š๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐—ช๐š๐ฎ๐ค๐ž๐ ๐š๐ง, 20% of qualifying sales will support Cool Learning Experience when you ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐๐ž ๐“๐’๐‚๐†๐ˆ๐•๐„๐’ or show the CLE flyer. โฃ
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๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž this post with your friends, ๐ฆ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ž, and ๐ฌ๐ง๐š๐ฉ ๐š ๐ฉ๐ก๐จ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ. ๐“๐š๐  ๐ฎ๐ฌ and tell us where in Lake County you are coming from so we can see all the neighborhoods represented. โฃ
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